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Alternative treatments of menopausal symptoms

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Several doctors have reported success in treating the menopause without drugs

Several doctors have reported success in treating the menopause without drugs. Nutritional medicine experts Drs Stephen Davies and Alan Stewart recommend that women undergoing the menopause have their nutritional status worked up and made adequate, plus add supplements of vitamins B and E, essential fatty acids (evening primrose oil and fish or linseed oils). Sometimes, the authors report, the worst of symptoms have to do with underlying candidiasis or the sudden emergence of food intolerances. In other words, your menopausal symptoms will improve once you sort out these conditions. They believe that HRT should only be given to prevent osteoporosis in women who have had both ovaries removed or have had severe osteoporosis at an early age.

For specific symptoms, Linda Ojeda, author of Menopause Without Medicine ,suggests the following (make sure to check with a knowledgeable practitioner before embarking on any supplement programme):Hot flushes

Take one or more of the following supplements: vitamins E (250-400 IU in mixed tocopherols three times a day); selenium (l5-50 mg); vitamin C with bioflavonoids (l-3 gms per day in several doses); calcium and magnesium, l000 and 500 mg per day, respectively.